Training | Get started developing on SharePoint 2010

Software developers can use the SharePoint 2010 business collaboration platform to build enterprise-class solutions for intranet portals and the web. Use the ten modules in this online course viewer to get started with development for SharePoint 2010 using Visual Studio 2010.

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Module 1: Get started building Web Parts in SharePoint 2010

Building Web Parts is one of the most common tasks you will undertake as a developer. SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 enable you to create Web Parts quickly and easily. You can use project templates and project item templates to help you get started building standard ASP.NET Web Parts. You can also build a new type of Web Part called a Visual Web Part.

Module 2: What developers need to know about SharePoint 2010

Building Web Parts is one of the most common tasks you will undertake as a developer. SharePoint 2010 and Visual Studio 2010 enable you to create Web Parts quickly and easily. You can use project templates and project item templates to help you get started building standard ASP.NET Web Parts. You can also build a new type of Web Part called a Visual Web Part.

Module 3: Building blocks for Web Part development in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 includes many components that help increase your efficiency as a developer. The SharePoint platform includes many built-in Web Parts that you can include in your solution, and provides many more components that you can use in Web Parts that you develop.

Module 4: Accessing SharePoint 2010 data with server-side APIs

Accessing SharePoint data in server-side solutions is one of the most common tasks that you will perform as a SharePoint developer. SharePoint 2010 provides powerful server-side APIs that enable you to retrieve, add, edit, and delete SharePoint data programmatically. SharePoint 2010 also includes the new LINQ to SharePoint technology that enables you to work with SharePoint data efficiently and easily.

Module 5: Accessing SharePoint 2010 data with client-side APIs

SharePoint 2010 provides a new client object model that enables you to create SharePoint solutions that run remotely from the SharePoint server farm. For example, the client object model enables you to consume and manipulate SharePoint data in Windows Forms applications, Windows Presentation Framework application, console applications, Silverlight applications, and ASP.NET Web applications.

Module 6: Accessing external data with Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 provides a new set of technologies known as Business Connectivity Services for retrieving, editing, updating, and deleting data from external systems. This module provides an overview of Business Connectivity Services, and delves into development examples of using Business Connectivity Services data in custom SharePoint solutions.

Module 7: Developing business processes with SharePoint 2010 workflows

SharePoint 2010 provides a powerful workflow framework that enables you to implement custom business processes that are driven by SharePoint data.

Module 8: Creating Silverlight user interfaces for SharePoint 2010 solutions

Silverlight 3.0 provides the opportunity for developers to create the next generation of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). SharePoint 2010 integrates closely with Microsoft Silverlight to enable you to build compelling user interfaces that interact with SharePoint data.

Module 9: Sandboxed solutions for Web Parts in SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 provides a new sandboxed environment that enables you to run user solutions without affecting the rest of the SharePoint farm. This environment means that users can upload their own custom solutions without requiring intervention from administrators, and without putting the rest of the farm at risk.

Module 10: Creating dialogs and ribbon controls for SharePoint 2010

SharePoint 2010 provides new user interface components, such as server ribbons, and the new dialog platform. As a developer, you can create controls for the server ribbon and dialog boxes for the dialog platform.